happy

  • 51happy — Australian Slang showing an excessive liking for, or quick to use an item indicated (used in combination): trigger happy ; sex happy …

    English dialects glossary

  • 52happy — [14] The Old and Middle English word for ‘happy’ was what in modern English has become silly. This began to change its meaning around the 15th century, and obviously an opportunity began to open up for an adjective expressing ‘contentment’ (as… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 53happy — See: strike a happy medium, trigger happy at quick on the trigger …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 54happy — adj 1. delighted, glad, pleased, contented, gratified, satisfied; elated, well pleased, thrilled, tickled, Inf. tickled pink, pleased as punch, Dial. in hog heaven, Brit. Sl. chuffed; euphoric, on cloud nine, on top of the world, walking or… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 55happy — adjective 1) Syn: cheerful, cheery, merry, joyful, jovial, jolly, carefree, in good spirits, in a good mood, pleased, contented, content, satisfied 2) we will be happy to advise you Syn …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 56happy — [14] The Old and Middle English word for ‘happy’ was what in modern English has become silly. This began to change its meaning around the 15th century, and obviously an opportunity began to open up for an adjective expressing ‘contentment’ (as… …

    Word origins

  • 57HAPPY — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index happy noun delight, elation, exultation, fulfillment, happiness, heaven adjective cheerful, delightful …

    English dictionary for students

  • 58happy — hap|py 〈 [hæ̣pı] Adj.; umg.; salopp〉 glücklich, zufrieden, hocherfreut; er war ganz happy über die gute Nachricht [Etym.: engl.] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 59happy — hap|py [ hæpi ] suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning that someone is too willing to do or use something bad: trigger happy (=too willing to shoot a gun) …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 60happy — hap·py || hæpɪ adj. glad, pleased; cheerful, characterized by joyfulness; well timed, appropriate; fortunate; typified by a dazed or obsessive manner (used in combination: i.e. trigger happy) …

    English contemporary dictionary